Estudio Coyotzin : Curriculum Vitae (english)

	Collado #14 Col. Parques del Pedregal Del. Tlalpan México D.F. C.P. 14010	Phone +52 (55) 5665-1494, +52 (55) 5528-4917 E-mail alexm@coyotzin.net Webpage http://www.coyotzin.net/
Personal Information	Marital Status: Single Nationality: Mexican Age: 30 years Place of birth: México D.F. Date of Birth: April 15th, 1973.
Education	1991 – 1995 • Bachelor Degree: Communication Sciences Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey, Sucursal de Correos "J", Monterrey, Nvo. León 1988 – 1991 • High School Colegio de Bachilleres de Chihuahua Plantel 3 Blvd. Ortiz Mena y Fco. Villa Chihuahua, Chih. UNIX basics under Solaris Silvatech march 3 through 5, 1997 Structured Query Language Informix February 13 and 14, 1997 Relational Database Design Informix February 10 through 12, 1997 Basic course in Radio Talking ArtSpot October 1996 through January 1997 3D Design with 3Dstudio IMEI April 1996
Professional Experience	2003– current Editorial Televisa Collaborator for Mecánica Popular and Electronic Gaming Monthly Mexico • A monthly column abpit the World Wide Web in Mecánica Popular (Popular Mechanics). • Ocasional game reviews for EGM Mexico. 2002 – current Mongoose Publishing PO Box 1018, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 1DG, Reino Unido Staff Writer • Write and edit online material for the company’s products. • Write material for books and supplements, as well as complete books. • Watch over the development of books in existing lines and develop new ones. • Represent the company in events and role-playing-related conventions.Representar a la compañía en eventos y convenciones relacionadas a los juegos de rol. 1999 – 2001 Grupo Alce México D.F. Editorial coordinator, writer, webmaster • In charge of planning and develop the contents of WWW – Vivir en Internet magazine, contact and coordinate collaborators, and prepare texts for their publication. • Collaborator and writer for the following magazines: Sputnik – Cultura Digital, Atomix and Playfan. • Design and maintain the website for WWW magazine (http://www.revistawww.com.mx), and developing and maintaining the content of WWW and Sputnik magazines’ channels in America Online. 1999 SPIN Internet México D.F. Webmaster and content developer • In charge of content development for clients’ webpages, copy writer for press bulletins, notices, press and online advertisement and other media of text content, as well as developing webpages’ graphic interface. 1997 – 1998 Grupo ASAE PROESA México D.F. Area Coordinator: Graphic and GUI Design, Editor and Webmaster • In charge of coordinating the efforts of graphic designers and the development of graphic and user interface desing for webpages and intranets, this position was taken at the same time as the next two. • General content editor for México en Red (http://www.mexred.net.mx/), electronic magazine, file administration for the same magazine. 1996 – 1998 Grupo ASAE PROESA México D.F. Graphic Designer • Graphic development for webpages and intranet. 1994 – 1995 ITESM, Campus Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León Audio producer and operator • University radio program Cultivando Raíces. 1994 Contexto Gráfico magazine Monterrey, Nuevo León Design assistant • Auxiliar graphic design for advertisement
Publications	Videogame and japanese animation review for Atomix and Playfan magazines. Software reviews, Internet history research, various cover articles for Sputnik magazine. Multiple colaborarions for Plan B magazine La noche del Cazador in Umbrales magazine #10 (short story) Triada in Umbrales magazine #22. (short story) Calabozos y Dragones in Comunicare magazine #3. See My Writings
Additional Professional Activities	Editor in chief and collaborator for Plan B magazine. Live action role-playing events organizer and coordinator. Director for an episode for the documentary TV series "Gente de Noche" for Canal 2 de Monterrey; scriptwriter and assistant director for the short film "Cero en Geometría"; director and translator of the theater play "Arnold gatea" ("Crawling Arnold" by Jules Pfeiffer) for ITESM's Teatro Intramuros de Difusión Cultural during the August-December 1993 period; director y producer of the theater play "La carpa" by Vicente Leñero for the Sociedad de Alumnos de LCC during the August-December 1995 period. BASIC y LOGO teacher for children, author of "Guía de Turistas para Internet", used as required reading for the New Communication Technologies seminar of ITESM's Communication Department, Campus Monterrey.
Languages	Spanish native English: Reading 100%, Writing %100, Speaking 100% German: Reading 10%, Writing 5%, Speaking 5% Japanese: Reading 2%, Writing 0%, Speaking 2%
Skills	Experience with Macintosh, PC and UNIX (Sun Solaris and SGI IRIX) environments. Experience in the use of design software such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia PageMaker, Macromedia Director, Macromedia Premiere, Macromedia Flash, SoundEdit. Intermediate-superior knowledge in HTML programming and server-client technology. Audio and video editing equipment operation. Practice in the illustration techinques of pencil, ink, marker and color pencils in the cartoon and comic styles. Clay modeling.
Anterests and activities	Theater actor and director, writer, illustrator, comics author, composer and arranger, technical and literary texts translator. Kendo practitioner.
Awards	• Academic Excelence Award by the Monterrey Association of Professional Colleges, 1996. • Graduated with Honors from ITESM, Campus Monterrey, 1995. • 1st. Academic Prize in the Generation of '91, COBACH #3 • 5a. Runner Up in the Puebla ‘91 national Science Fiction Contest with "Triada" "